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How to Make Borax in Infinite Craft

Borax is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Earth plus Sodium Borate. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EarthSodium BorateBorax

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1826 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9Black HoleDragonDragon Ball
  10. 10DustFireAsh
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakeWaterOcean
  13. 13AshOceanSalt
  14. 14FireSaltSodium
  15. 15Dragon BallSodiumSodium Borate
  16. 16EarthSodium BorateBorax
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Dust + Engine→ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Black Hole + Dragon→ Dragon Ball10Dust + Fire→ Ash11Water + Water→ Lake12Lake + Water→ Ocean13Ash + Ocean→ Salt14Fire + Salt→ Sodium15Dragon Ball + Sodium→ Sodium Borate16Earth + Sodium Borate→ Borax

Other ways to make Borax

26 combinations are known to produce Borax. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with Borax

Borax at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
26
ways to make it
Used in
22
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Borax, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Borax in Infinite Craft?

Combine Earth with Sodium Borate. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Borax?

16 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Borax hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Borax?

Yes. 26 combinations are known to produce Borax, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.